Author: Jewish Jewels

Shalom B’Shem Yeshua, Deliverance! As we contemplated the two Jewish holidays that occur this month, we saw that a common theme unites them: deliverance. The biblical initiator of deliverance is always God, and the object of deliverance, His People. This repeated action reveals a deep truth that runs from Genesis to Revelation: The God of

Looking Unto Messiah in 2018 Multiplied Blessings in Yeshua, We have chosen, as our first verses of Scripture for the year 2018, Hebrews 12:1-2, “Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the race

Hanukkah God is Light. The entire Bible, from beginning to end, bears witness to this glorious truth. As the Apostle John (Yohanan) so beautifully expresses it, “…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (I John 1:5). The Hebrew word for light is ohr and is pronounced “or”. It is a primary

Dearly Beloved in Yeshua, Worship the King! Our focus this month is a topic dear to the heart of God, inseparable from our love for God, and an integral part of our walk with God: Worship. Many things will be worshipped during the month of December: family, friends, traditions, food, movies, parties, and gifts.

Thanksgiving We want to look at the root of the concept of “thanksgiving” in Hebrew. As it turns out, “thanksgiving” and “hand” go “hand in hand.” Here’s how: The Hebrew root for thanksgiving is ya-DAH . You’ll notice that the word for hand, yad, is found at the beginning of the word for thanksgiving. From a Hebraic

Dearly Beloved in Yeshua, All About Storms STORMS are the focus of this month’s letter. The Lord impressed us with the pervasive, abundant, frequent, and great variety of storms that are coming upon the earth. Natural storms called hurricanes. Natural floods. Spiritual floods of evil. Political storms. Sports-affiliated storms. Storms of violence. Firestorms. Even God-ordained

Sukkot We are told in Psalm 92:12-15 that, “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be fresh and

Sukkot: The Final Feast Sukkot Sameach (Happy Sukkot) The third, and final, of the Fall Feasts (mow-eh-DEEM) is called Sukkot (sue-COAT). Sukkot means “booths.” Sukkah is the singular “booth.” Sukkot occurs this year from the eve of October 4, 2017, to October 12, 2017 (which includes a special yearly eight day holy convocation). This special

Yom Kippur 2017 Once per year, on the Day of Atonement, actually plural, Yom HaKippurim, the Cohen Gadol (High Priest) performed his most holy function: making atonement for the sin of an entire people. It was on this day that he was most recognizable as HaCohen HaMashiach, the “Anointed Priest”-a type of the coming Messiah-because of his role

Rosh Hashanah Yom Teruah (aka Rosh HaShanah) is the first fall feast, or “holy convocation.” God said to Moses, “Speak to the children of Israel saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation’” (Leviticus 23:24). The seventh